AUGUST SMITH
1. How long
have you been living/studying in Dorchester?
I’ve
been living and studying in Boston for approximately one month. I am a first-year graduate student in the MFA program at UMass Boston.
2.
Who would
you like to dedicate your reading to?
I dedicate my reading to online banking, late night pizza deliveries, animes
that take place in Japanese high schools, and all of my cool, respectable,
attractive friends.
3.
Where do
you go to find inspiration for your writing?
When I need inspiration, I log on to the World Wide Web and download
as many explosion sound effect .mp3s as possible. Then, late at night, after
everyone has gone to bed, I put on expensive headphones, maximize the volume on
my computer, and listen to the explosion sound effects for hours while
meditating on the divinely ironic nature of humanity. When I wake up the next
day, there is a 7 megabyte .docx file on my desktop full of strange and
terrible poems. I do this every night.
4.
Finish
this sentence:
Boston needs more August Smith.
HEIDI LEWIS IVEY
1. How long
have you been living/studying in Dorchester?
I’ve lived in
Dorchester for the past 30 years and I have been a member of the Pentimenti Women’s Writing
Group for 5 years.
2. Who would
you like to dedicate your reading to?
I would like to
dedicate this reading to the man referenced in these pieces. To the young woman
he is fire, water, joy and pain sunshine and rain.
3. Where do
you go to find inspiration for your writing?
I find inspiration in
my own experiences and through my spiritual life. I hear the poetry or stories in my heat. Often times they envelop my entire being.
4.
Finish
this sentence:
Boston needs more young men willing to put down their guns.
MATT MORRISON
1. How long
have you been living/studying in Dorchester?
I’ve
been studying in Dorchester for nearly five years.
2. Who would
you like to dedicate your reading to?
I’ll
dedicate my reading to my family, teachers, and friends.
3.
Where do
you go to find inspiration for your writing?
Inspiration
sometimes pops up, not always from positive experiences. My
most recent poem came from a slightly dreary setting, but the poem and I pushed
through that to a positive place.
4.
Finish
this sentence:
Boston needs more bubble tea.
THELMA WOODSON
1.
How long
have you been living/studying in Dorchester?
I have been in the Dorchester area for 20 years.
2.
Who would
you dedicate your reading to tonight, and why?
I would dedicate my reading tonight to those who need a word of encouragement to let their souls feel restored.
3. Where do
you go to find inspiration for your writing?
4.
Finish
this sentence:
Boston needs more open hearts and listening ears void of judgment.
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